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The YES! Exemplary Essay Project demonstrates how teachers can use YES! Magazine stories as the basis for thought-provoking writing. It also gives students an opportunity to voice their opinions and show off their stellar writing.
Learn how to participate in the YES! Exemplary Essay Project.
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Winter 2013 High School Winner Nizhone Hickman
posted May 17, 2013 - Nizhone Hickman is a student of Lisa Watson at Sonoran Science Academy in Tucson, Arizona. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Nizhone's essay about his challenge of opening up to strangers and his commitment to keep trying.
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Akaya Windwood Response to Winter 2013 Essay Winners
posted May 17, 2013 - Akaya Windwood, president of the Rockwood Leadership Institute and author of "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," responds to essay winners of the Winter 2013 writing competition
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Winter 2013 Middle School Winner Sumaiyah Mustaphalli
posted May 17, 2013 - Sumaiyah Mustaphalli is a sixth-grade student of Blakeney Miller at Orlando Science Middle School in Orlando, Florida. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other?" by Akaya Windwood. Read Sumaiyah's essay about how the smile of the young grocery bagger gave her hope for her soon-to-be-born sibling.
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Winter 2013 Powerful Voice Winner Reyna Flores
posted May 17, 2013 - Reyna Flores is a student of Stephanie Agnew at West Valley City School in Spokane, Washington. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Reyna's poem about a misunderstood young girl and a lonely old woman who find each other.
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Winter 2013 College Winner Adam Dales
posted May 17, 2013 - Adam Dales is a United States Army Veteran and student at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. He read and responded to YES! Magazine article "What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other," by Akaya Windwood. Read Adam's essay about how he was humbled by the kindness of someone he would normally ignore in a depressing area of town.
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YES! National Student Writing Competition
posted Feb 27, 2013 - Want a motivator to take your students’ writing to a higher level? Here’s an opportunity for them to write for a real audience, and the chance to get published by an award-winning magazine.
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Fall 2012 Literary Gems
posted Dec 20, 2012
- Though not every participant can win the Fall 2012 writing contest, we'd like to share some excerpts that caught our eye.
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Fall 2012 Middle School Winner Rowan Treece
posted Dec 19, 2012 - Rowan Treece is a student at Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House" by Carol Estes. Read Rowan's essay about the sustainable dance community home she would build so she could live with her ballet sisters every day and save the planet.
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Fall 2012 High School Winner Ritika Mazumder
posted Dec 19, 2012 - Ritika Mazumder is a student at Houston High School in Germantown, Tennessee. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House," by Carol Estes. Read Ritika's essay about her desire to have a smaller home as long as she can spend time with the people she lives with.
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Fall 2012 College Winner Chris Harrell
posted Dec 19, 2012 - Chris Harrell is a student at Appalachian State University. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House" by Carol Estes. Read Chris's essay about how growing up in Kenya influenced his conscious choice to live intentionally here in the States.
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Dee Williams Response to Fall 2012 Essay Winners
posted Dec 19, 2012 - Dee Williams, who downsized from a three-bedroom to an 84-square-foot house, responds to essay winners of the Fall 2012 writing competition.
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Fall 2012 Powerful Voice Winner Paw Soe
posted Dec 19, 2012 - Paw Soe is a student at New Tech Academy at Wayne High School. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House," by Carol Estes. Read Paw's essay about how her Burmese roots taught her that no matter the size of your home, an abundant garden is essential.
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Fall 2012 Winning Essays on Living Large in a Tiny House
posted Dec 19, 2012
- The YES! National Student Writing Competition gives students the chance to write for a real audience and be published by an award-winning magazine. Each quarter, students have the opportunity to read and respond to a selected YES! Magazine article. For Fall 2012, participants read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "Living Large in a Tiny House," by Carol Estes
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Spring 2012 College Winner Willis Reed
by Willis Reedposted Jun 12, 2012 - Willis Reed is a student at Edmonds Community College and a member of the King County Explorer Search and Rescue. He read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Willis's essay about brotherhood forged around the dinner table.
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Spring 2012 Middle School Winner Kate LeBlanc
by Kate LeBlancposted Jun 12, 2012 - Kate LeBlanc is a seventh grade student at Metro Montessori Middle School in Portland, Oregon. She read and responded to the YES! Magazine article, "You Are Who You Eat With" by Katherine Gustafson. Read Kate's essay about lessons learned at the table.
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